Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

NHS; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is looking for a Band 6 Speech & Language Therapist to join their dynamic team for a term-time contract. The role involves assessment, advice, and intervention for primary schools. Applicants should have experience working with children with speech and language difficulties and be knowledgeable about NHS policies. This position offers a salary between £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Experience with working with children with a range of communication difficulties.
• Working knowledge of NHS policies and national agendas.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, advice, and intervention for mainstream primary schools.
• Assess and set programmes for individual children.
• Provide training sessions for school staff.

Skills

Experience working with children with Speech and Language difficulties

Experience working in school settings

Knowledge in using a range of formal and informal Speech and Language assessments

Education

Relevant Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC registered

Job description

Band 6 paediatric SLT 2 days term time only. This is a 1 yearfixed term contract to cover a maternity leave. There is another 2 day b6 jobavailable in the dept on NHS jobs

Base: Kimberworth Place, Kimberworth Road, Rotherham S61 1HE(5 mins from Meadowhall shopping centre)

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Speech & LanguageTherapist in our friendly and innovative Speech and Language Therapy team. Weare looking for a dynamic SLT to provide assessment, advice and interventionfor mainstream primary schools buying in our traded SLT service.

The post holder would ideally have experience working withchildren with developmental speech and language delays and disorders andpreferably have experience working in a school environment collaborativelyworking with educational professionals to help meet the schools individualSpeech Language and Communication needs

Main duties of the job

To provide a service to mainstream schools working to agreedtargets with the schools :working at universal, targeted and specialist level.

Duties may include:

• assessing and setting programmes for individual children
• screening foundation stage classes
• setting up groups for schools to run
• providing training sessions for school staff
• liaising with parents
• evaluating impact of the service and suppling yearly outcomereport.

Rotherham is a friendly and dynamic Speech and LanguageTherapy department. Caseloads are divided into specialist teams to ensure thatall therapists working with similar client groups are part of a strongsupporting team. This post sits within the Traded schools SLT teams. Thedepartment offers a formal mentoring, peer support and a Personal DevelopmentReview system which ensures that training and learning needs can be identifiedand met appropriately.

About us

The RotherhamNHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving ourlocal population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act theright way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities ofRotherham

As a Trust weare on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart ofeverything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are thesecond most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as aplace to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagementoverall

But don't justtake our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations forour Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people andrecognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives ofpatients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improveour services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join uson our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) band 2 and band 3 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specificationfor the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience working with children with Speech and Language difficulties
• Experience working in school settings
• Experience with working with children with a range of communication difficulties

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of NHS policies and national agendas
• Knowledge in using a range of formal and informal Speech and Language assessments

Qualifications

• Relevant Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registered

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPro rata/per annum